Färmilse

Old Swedish Dictionary - färmilse

Meaning of Old Swedish word "färmilse" (or færmilse) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

färmilse (færmilse): och f. konfirmation. annath sacramentum är färmilse. oc heter a latino confirmcio. ok är swa mykit som stadhfästilse. oc menas thär mz. at mädhan barn kunne i köpsilse ey loffwa at halda gudz tro. oc widhersighia diäwlsins mädhfärdhom. tha skal thz tha thz komber til lsiin aar koma vnder biskops hand. oc stadhfästa mz sinom eghnom mwn the tro. som gudhfadher fore thz loffwadhe i döpilse SvKyrkobr 10. MP 4: 141.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so färmilse may have also been written as færmilse

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᚱᛘᛁᛚᛋᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.

SvKyrkobr: Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.